Em        D        Em
Life is a circus
           D       C
it's not a fair
          B         B4   B      G
Life is a hard road
                D
when you're not there
       Em
at the fair

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[Chorus]

Em               D
Friends come to see me
                           Em
(And with what way shall I go)
           D
To see the show
                       C
(To help my friend and foe)
                      B
(I'll let them find me now)
               When will they realise?
    B4        B       G
(To laugh and drag my name on the ground)
                D
The circus must go
              (Nothing ever stung so badly)
         Em
(And with what way shall I go)
Aah

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[Verse 2]

Em       D            Em
Papa, he talks to me
          D           C
Don't try your heart
             B        B4 B      G
Gets deep inside you
              D
Does you real harm
          Em
Don't you care?

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[Chorus]

Em             D
High tightrope walker
                           Em
(And with what way shall I go)
        D
stands straight and tall
                       C
(To help my friend and foe)
                       B
(I'll let them find me now)
                  Don't use your balance
    B4        B       G
(To laugh and drag my name on the ground)
      D
Await all
     (Nothing ever stung so badly)
Em
Crowds don't care
(And with what way shall I go)

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[Verse 3]

Em        D        Em
Life is a circus
           D       C
it's not a fair
          B         B4   B      G
Life is a hard road
                D
when you're not there
C  D   Em
at the fair